Codonopsis
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Codonopsis - The members of this small genus of the Bellflower order are remarkable rather for a quaint, distinctive beauty of their own, not half of which is disclosed externally.
Codonopsis clematidea
60cm, twining short stems with large china blue flowers and a showy orange ring inside the throat. Native of C Asia to N India in rocky, grassy slopes at up to 4.000m.
Codonopsis pilosula
Nombres relacionados: Campanulaceae (familia), Dang shen (chino).
Endemic to the rocky mountain slopes of East Asia, the name Codonopsis comes from the Greek word kodon, meaning a bell and opsis, referring to the bell-shaped flower. Clematidea refers to its clematis-like flower.
Climbing Bellflower, Bonnet Bellflower
Scientific Name: Codonopsis clematidea
Synonym:
Family: Lobeliaceae ...
 See also: Bellflower, Campanula, May, Orange, Bells
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